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1125590

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2019 to Question 231428, since what year his Department has used that single source of data on illegal abortions overseas; and what the cost to the public purse has been of tackling illegal abortions overseas in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	252496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government uses a range of data sources and publications to inform our policy on how to tackle unsafe abortion, as cited in our published position. The UK Government has used and reported on the Guttmacher Institute estimates in our Single Departmental Plan Family Planning sector page since July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s bilateral and multi-country programmes take an integrated approach in order to meet a wide range of women’s reproductive health needs. For example, providing a woman with holistic care for gender-based violence, HIV counselling, safe-abortion care and information on family planning. Because of the integrated nature of this work, it is not possible to provide a break-down of funding on safe abortion services alone. The aim of the UK Government’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights overseas is to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, increase the use of voluntary family planning, and give women control over their own bodies and lives.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/05/2019 15:35:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1579759

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides (a) mandatory or (b) voluntary (i) lectures, (ii) reading lists and (iii) other training on Critical Race Theory for employees in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	129732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Defence stands shoulder to shoulder with those who seek to fight racism and injustice, and there is no place for unacceptable behaviour in Defence.</p><p> </p><p>Defence regularly reviews its training packages and internal resources to ensure they are fit for purpose. Defence does not currently provide any official mandatory or voluntary lectures, reading lists, or other training on Critical Race Theory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/01/2023 16:34:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1623307

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	182222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/05/2023 11:30:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1640447

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	186813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to making changes required to create a more inclusive environment, enabling everyone, irrespective of background, to deliver our Defence outputs, enhance our operational effectiveness and better defend and represent the nation.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/06/2023 12:17:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1643012

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure Royal Air Force selection boards do not discriminate against new recruits on the basis of skin colour.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	188462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>Royal Air Force (RAF) Selection Boards recruit candidates in a non-biased and fair way, based on their ability to serve in the RAF. The RAF will continue striving to recruit the best people from the widest talent pool in the UK, assessing candidates on their individual merit, and ensuring they meet the required standards to join the RAF.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/06/2023 15:58:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1652410

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on taking steps to improve ethnic diversity as part of (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force recruitment programmes since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	193549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Defence is a modern and inclusive employer with people at its core. It offers supportive policies that enable everyone, irrespective of background, to have a rewarding and varied career.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces are committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from the broadest diversity of skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. This includes undertaking a wide range of activities to increase the number of ethnic minority recruits into the Armed Forces, through better understanding and greater engagement with ethnic minority communities, reviewing recruitment processes and better targeted marketing and communications towards potential ethnic minority applicants.</p><p> </p><p>The Army does not spend money on specifically targeting ethnic minorities within their recruitment programmes, but they are considering it for future programmes to ensure they meet their levels of ambition for diverse recruitment. At present, Army recruitment programmes concentrate on mass attraction and utilise diverse representation aimed at appealing to all potential joiners, including ethnic minorities.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to attribute a cost to Royal Navy spend on campaigns aimed at diversifying their recruitment as Royal Navy recruitment is inclusive by design and does not specifically target diversity.</p><p> </p><p>Royal Air Force (RAF) recruitment routinely extends an element of its marketing budget to reach targeted audiences within ethnic minority communities across all media platforms, such as community TV, radio, print, social media etc. The cost of this for each year since 2019 is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>RAF spend by Financial Year (FY) on recruitment activity targeted at ethnic minority communities</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2019-20</p></td><td><p>£370,920.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2020-21</p></td><td><p>£154,665.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2021-22</p></td><td><p>£921,110.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2022-23</p></td><td><p>£312,964.08</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/07/2023 10:30:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1654285

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the eligibility criteria and details of the application process for the Nuclear Test Medal.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	194964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria and details of how to apply for the Nuclear Test Medal were published by the Ministry of Defence on 30 March 2023: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-test-medal-eligibility-criteria" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-test-medal-eligibility-criteria</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2023 11:38:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1661155

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of nuclear test veterans who have applied for compensation been not been granted compensation.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	199860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collated or held electronically and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 15:04:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1661955

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will release from the Atomic Weapons Establishment archives to the National Archives the documents entitled (a) Medical Report - blood count data 29/12/1953, (b) Test Veterans Fax Files 27/11/2002 and (c) Report on medical examination of natives at Coober Pedy 6/4/1960.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	200190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to release the documents to the National Archives. Information held by public authorities is subject to the FOI Act 2000 and guidance provided by the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/10/2023 14:05:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1682982

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Air Force: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Air Force spent on recruitment (a) campaigns and (b) other initiatives to help increase the diversity of its workforce in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	10000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The RAF routinely extends an element of the Recruiting and Selection marketing budget to reach under-represented communities across the UK. In the previous recruitment years, Financial Years 2019-20; 2020-21 and 2021-22, the RAF spent £473,690; £168,283 and £921,110.93 respectively, funding both Ethnic Minority and Women campaigns and initiatives.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 15:44:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes